SUNNYVALE, Calif. - The Atlanta Falcons could learn as early as this week that embattled quarterback Michael Vick will be suspended for the entire 2007 season, according to a report by Yahoo Sports on Monday.

Citing two NFL sources, Yahoo reported that commissioner Roger Goodell likely will announce the suspension either this week or next.

However, a statement from NFL spokesman Greg Aiello to USA Today disputed the report by Yahoo.

“No decision has been made,” Aiello told USA Today.

Aiello also told USA Today the league is still awaiting the results of its independent review and is not likely to take action, if any, until its undetermined conclusion.

In the aftermath of Vick’s indictment on federal dogfighting charges, Goodell told him not to report to training camp.  Vick was arraigned on July 26 and faces a November trial.

“The plan was to make sure it was announced before the season,” one of the sources told the web site.  “Given what everybody has seen from what (league) security found and what the feds are telling us, there’s really no choice.”

According to the report, the NFL has examined the indictment at length and has conducted an investigation of its own.  The league has not interviewed anyone associated with the case, but it has pored over numerous public documents.

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The web site reported the most careful element of the suspension will be how it will be worded.  Under the league’s new personal conduct policy, there is some belief that Vick could escape punishment because this is the first time he’s been charged with a crime.

Earlier this offseason, Goodell suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones for the entire 2007 season for violating the personal conduct policy.  He also banned Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry and former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson for eight games.

The 18-page indictment handed down by the federal government stated that dogs fought to the death - or close to it.  Vick was named 51 times in the indictment that was named “Bad Newz Kennels.”

According to the indictment, dogs not killed in the fighting pit often were shot, hanged, drowned or slammed to the ground.  The document says Vick was consulted before one losing dog was electrocuted in the fighting that took place on his Virginia property.

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Allegations against Vick spurned protests by animals rights groups at the NFL and Falcons headquarters.

One of the NFL’s most popular players before his involvement in dogfighting, Vick has lost numerous endorsements since the allegations came out.  He had a lucrative contract with Nike suspended, while Reebok took the unprecedented step of stopping sales of his No. 7 jersey.

Public outrage over the alleged crimes caused Vick to lose endorsements or have contracts suspended with Nike, Reebok, Upper Deck and Rawlings, among others.

In the prime of his career, Vick, 27, signed a 10-year, $130 million contract with the Falcons in 2004.  He became the first quarterback in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards last season.

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