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Widnes Vikings have signed a new deal with one of their best players.

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Widnes have handed centre Chris Dean a new three-year contract after an impressive Super League campaign in 2014. The 26-year-old former St Helens and Wakefield player had another 12 months left to run on his existing deal but Vikings head coach Denis Betts was keen to tie him up for longer. Betts said: 'Chris is an outstanding individual and is a great bloke to have around the place. Widnes centre Chris Dean, pictured tackling Wakefield Wildcats' Jimmy Keinhorst, has signed a new deal . Dean, who had another 12 months to run on his contract, has been in impressive form for Widnes . Widnes head coach Denis Betts was keen on tying Dean down to a new three-year deal . 'Clubs are built on people like Chris Dean. 'He's still only young and we feel we are only just scratching the surface with him. 'He's as quick and as strong as anybody at the club and we are only just starting to see his consistency.'