Anti-bounce print deck for flexographic printing press

A printing press comprising:

• front and back frames,
• a front bearing assembly housed in a front bearing block, the front bearing block being supported on the front frame,
• a back bearing assembly housed in a back bearing block, the back bearing block being supported on the back frame,
• an elongated roll extending axially between the front and back frames, the roll having front and back ends which are rotatably supported by the front and back bearing assemblies, the roll having a center axis along its length, the roll comprising one of an anilox roll and a plate roll, and
• at least one of the front bearing assembly and the back bearing assembly comprising first and second bearings, the first and second bearings being adjacent to one another within the respective bearing block and each having a bearing support, the first bearing support being fixedly mounted in the respective bearing assembly relative to the roll center axis to provide a first radial load on the respective end of the roll within the respective bearing block, the second bearing support being movable independently relative to the first bearing support within the respective bearing block relative to the roll center axis to provide a second radial load on the respective end of the roll, the second radial load being opposite the first radial load.