Vickery was reported for striking Cox in the second quarter of Richmond's 17-point win over the Eagles on Friday night at Patersons Stadium.
The incident left Cox with concussion and while the six-time All Australian has no structural damage he said he does not remember much of the game or the incident despite recovering reasonably well.
Vickery rang Cox on Sunday to apologise to him personally. Vickery also made a public apology to Cox on Fox Sports News.
Speaking on 6PR Breakfast on Monday, Cox said he was grateful for the phone call.
"He personally apologised for the incident and wanted to make sure that my family were aware of that as well," Cox said.
"It was good of him to actually ring and pass on his apology. I've been involved in footy for a long period of time and realise that things can happen that people don't want to or don't expect to happen.
"It was good to get the call from him. I wouldn't say we're best of mates though."
Cox said he had seen the incident despite trying to avoid television for most of the weekend on doctor's orders.
